Install CM 12 Android 5.0.2 Lollipop Custom ROM on LG G-Pad

LG G-Pad was announced way back in September 2013, not a GSM device, thus no Cellular data for this one, but sure to work with Wi-Fi. The device is of 8.3-inch in size, with full HD display, powered by Qualcomm APQ8064 Pro Snapdragon 600,Quad-core Krait 300 clocked at 1.7 GHz with Adreno 320 GPU for maximum Graphical performance, available in only 16GB variant with card support up-to 64GB with 2GB of RAM running Android 4.4.2 Kit-Kat out of the Box and planned up-gradable to Android 5.0 Lollipop, however, there are now news about the Official Lollipop update, but there are some custom ROMs based on Lollipop are now available for LG G-Pad.

CyanogenMod 12, which is based on Android 5.0.2 Lollipop is now available for LG, based on pure Android and most probably the only Lollipop ROM available for this device. This is a nightly release, so chances of bugs are quite much than normal, but then again, in the stable state, this ROM is one heck of a beauty.In this article, we will show you How to Install CM 12 Android 5.0.2 Lollipop Custom ROM on LG G-Pad. If you are interested in Other ROMs, you can Visit our Custom ROMs section or you can install this ROM on your LG G-Pad by following our tutorial below. This is not an official release from LG but a Custom ROM. Installation procedure uses the Fastboot commands to install this custom ROM. Your device must be rooted. Let’s go through the early preparations and then flash this ROM.

Titanium Backup – If already rooted, use Titanium Backup to backup all of your apps, system data and other important content.

Backup Nandroid – If CWM or TWRP installed previously, otherwise skip this step and perform this at the end of flashing

Disclaimer

The methods involved in flashing custom recoveries, roms and rooting your phone are highly custom and may result in bricking your device, and has nothing to do with Google or the device manufacturer that is LGE in our case. Also rooting your device will void its warranty and you will be no longer eligible for any kind of free device services by the manufacturers/warranty providers. In case of any mishap we may not be held responsible. Follow these instructions to the letter to avoid any mishap or bricking. Make sure that whatever you do, you are doing it at your own responsibility.